... but it'll fail. First, the drives cost much more than normal drives. Second, you have to use expensive discs. Third, printing out labels is not that hard.
You mean people actually care about their karma (the slashdot kind, not the Buddhist kind)?! Does it actually do anything for me? Can it get me deals at newegg or help me with my spelling?
How else could you explain the fact that people are actually "complaining about overpriced upgrades." Any serious Mac-Head would never complain about high prices, they consider it a rite of passage to get an "insanely" great product.
Wasn't Product Activation supposed to eliminate all pirated copies?! Well, guess what, Microsoft failed yet again!
A few years ago we were all worried about Palladium. I'm not sure why. Microsoft cannot lock down its own OS. Heck, it cannot even lock down its own proprietary Xbox!
Mod me as flamebait or troll, but everything I've said here is completely true!
Over a decade ago IBM was hyping its OS/2. However, IBM's desktop sales department refused to sell OS/2 preloaded and went with Windows.
Now IBM is hyping Linux, but IBM's support and web development groups are sticking with Windows.
IBM refused to make a choice with OS/2 and lost big times. It's going to have to make a choice with Linux. Let's hope the powers that be at IBM chose wisely.
A friend of mine had one back in the 90s. It was awesome even by today's standards, and out of this world when compared to what was going on back then.
The poster wrote: "Perhaps there IS more use for these cards even at a consumer level?" He didn't say "there WILL be more use." Thus, it's quite obvious he was talking about current technology, not pondering about future technology.
Did the poster even read the review? The machine 3D Edit was tested on had dual Xeon CPUs running at 3.06GHz with 1MByte L3 cache, water cooling, 2 gigs of RAM, 15,000rpm SCSI hard drives, and a Radeon X800 XT.
Nope, I was a little wrong. Because Gates has more disposable wealth/income than my hypothetical person making 50k, it would actually be MORE generous for that person to donate 75 bucks than for Gates to donate 750 million!
I've wondered on the net several years ago why someone wasn't selling such a keyboard for newbies. E.g., my parents cannot type and have an awful time looking for keys. Yeah, I know they COULD learn to type the "right" way, but they have no desire. Thus if you want to sell computer to such newbies, you can either wait for them to bend or offer them a keyboard they'd want.
Of course when I mentioned it all those years ago I was criticized and flamed. But then again, until someone like Dell or Apple starts shipping computers with them, newbies would be too ignorant to find and buy one anyway.
On a side note, I used to work at a law firm where one of the partners could not type. I brought in a keyboard with the letters removed just to bug her. It was hilarious watching her attempt to type on it the first time!
Let's assume that Gates is worth 50 BILLION. Gates gives 750 million. That's only.15% of his worth! For a person making $50,000 a year, that'd be like giving 75 bucks! Yippie!
I agree that the NRA is MUCH better funded. But that's not the reason the ACLU ignores the 2nd amendment. The ACLU position is that the 2nd amendment is actually a state right, not an individual right, i.e., it pertains solely to state militias and provides no right to bear arms to individuals.
I guess it's the ACLU's right to believe that, but there are no Supreme Court cases that hold a similar view. It's like the ACLU is giving up on one of our rights before the fight has even begun. But I know that's not true. What is true is that if the ACLU supported gun rights, liberals would not contribute, and the group would lose funding. Thus, the ACLU's view on the 2nd amendment has more to do with their self-preservation than with the preservation of our constitutional rights.
I never said it was! Heck, the group never said it was. As far as I know, NOBODY has ever said it was.
If I remember the case, parents tried to sue the group because their kid was sexually molested. The parents' attorney argued that because the group WROTE about pedophilia it CAUSED pedophilia.
Now let's imagine that someone writes a murder mystery. Someone reads that book and kills someone. The estate of the decedent sues the author of the book alleging that the author CAUSED the murder.
Whether you like it or not, that author would be protected by the US constitution. In the real world the publisher would defend the author, but if it wouldn't, the ACLU would.
All the ACLU is saying that writing about murder is no different than writing about having sex with children. The Godfather is equally protected in the US as is the Tin Drum. Both of those are protected under the law. And I'll say it once again, even pedophiles have constitutional rights.
You may disagree with what the ACLU did. That's your choice. I happen to disagree with the ACLU for its refusal to support the 2nd amendment. I'm not pro-guns, but I think the ACLU is showing its bias in its refusal to protect only some of our constitutional rights.
Fine, you're right. The ACLU defends pedophiles. Wal-Mart is the largest employer of pedophiles. The government in the US actually allows pedophiles to decide national policy (through voting). It should also be noted that the US sends pedophiles over to Iraq to murder citizens.
We have to take action. The next time I see someone I think may be a pedophile I'll take your advice and assume he has no constitutional rights and I'll kill him on sight! I won't stop until every pedophile is dead!
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... but it'll fail. First, the drives cost much more than normal drives. Second, you have to use expensive discs. Third, printing out labels is not that hard.
In work in a Court and every ID theft case I've seen in the last five years were committed by co-workers.
You mean people actually care about their karma (the slashdot kind, not the Buddhist kind)?! Does it actually do anything for me? Can it get me deals at newegg or help me with my spelling?
You're correct, the right to publish pictures is different from the right to take them.
Yeah, it's kind of sad that someone took it seriously. But it's really sad that we live in a world were it COULD actually be serious!
Sure, in the US, we have the right to take pictures of people in public. But they still retain the right to cover their faces.
...Microsoft has asked the BSA to investigate claims that Speakeasy is using software without proper licensing and in violation of several patents.
Stay tuned for more on this story as it develops.
How else could you explain the fact that people are actually "complaining about overpriced upgrades." Any serious Mac-Head would never complain about high prices, they consider it a rite of passage to get an "insanely" great product.
Wasn't Product Activation supposed to eliminate all pirated copies?! Well, guess what, Microsoft failed yet again!
A few years ago we were all worried about Palladium. I'm not sure why. Microsoft cannot lock down its own OS. Heck, it cannot even lock down its own proprietary Xbox!
Mod me as flamebait or troll, but everything I've said here is completely true!
Over a decade ago IBM was hyping its OS/2. However, IBM's desktop sales department refused to sell OS/2 preloaded and went with Windows.
Now IBM is hyping Linux, but IBM's support and web development groups are sticking with Windows.
IBM refused to make a choice with OS/2 and lost big times. It's going to have to make a choice with Linux. Let's hope the powers that be at IBM chose wisely.
Does this mean we'll FINALLY get some quality game-porn?!
... but I have no doubt that the Xbox2 will be larger, louder, and hotter!
Employee hammocks!
Yeah, it makes no sense. A phone you make and receive CALLS on?! Come on!
I totally agree, I'm just not certain what professional "digital content creation" has to do with consumer level machines.
A friend of mine had one back in the 90s. It was awesome even by today's standards, and out of this world when compared to what was going on back then.
The poster wrote: "Perhaps there IS more use for these cards even at a consumer level?" He didn't say "there WILL be more use." Thus, it's quite obvious he was talking about current technology, not pondering about future technology.
Did the poster even read the review? The machine 3D Edit was tested on had dual Xeon CPUs running at 3.06GHz with 1MByte L3 cache, water cooling, 2 gigs of RAM, 15,000rpm SCSI hard drives, and a Radeon X800 XT.
Exactly how many CONSUMERS have THAT system?!
Nope, I was a little wrong. Because Gates has more disposable wealth/income than my hypothetical person making 50k, it would actually be MORE generous for that person to donate 75 bucks than for Gates to donate 750 million!
I've wondered on the net several years ago why someone wasn't selling such a keyboard for newbies. E.g., my parents cannot type and have an awful time looking for keys. Yeah, I know they COULD learn to type the "right" way, but they have no desire. Thus if you want to sell computer to such newbies, you can either wait for them to bend or offer them a keyboard they'd want.
Of course when I mentioned it all those years ago I was criticized and flamed. But then again, until someone like Dell or Apple starts shipping computers with them, newbies would be too ignorant to find and buy one anyway.
On a side note, I used to work at a law firm where one of the partners could not type. I brought in a keyboard with the letters removed just to bug her. It was hilarious watching her attempt to type on it the first time!
Let's assume that Gates is worth 50 BILLION. Gates gives 750 million. That's only .15% of his worth! For a person making $50,000 a year, that'd be like giving 75 bucks! Yippie!
You're under the impression that treaties trump the US Consitution. You're wrong.
I agree that the NRA is MUCH better funded. But that's not the reason the ACLU ignores the 2nd amendment. The ACLU position is that the 2nd amendment is actually a state right, not an individual right, i.e., it pertains solely to state militias and provides no right to bear arms to individuals.
I guess it's the ACLU's right to believe that, but there are no Supreme Court cases that hold a similar view. It's like the ACLU is giving up on one of our rights before the fight has even begun. But I know that's not true. What is true is that if the ACLU supported gun rights, liberals would not contribute, and the group would lose funding. Thus, the ACLU's view on the 2nd amendment has more to do with their self-preservation than with the preservation of our constitutional rights.
I never said it was! Heck, the group never said it was. As far as I know, NOBODY has ever said it was.
If I remember the case, parents tried to sue the group because their kid was sexually molested. The parents' attorney argued that because the group WROTE about pedophilia it CAUSED pedophilia.
Now let's imagine that someone writes a murder mystery. Someone reads that book and kills someone. The estate of the decedent sues the author of the book alleging that the author CAUSED the murder.
Whether you like it or not, that author would be protected by the US constitution. In the real world the publisher would defend the author, but if it wouldn't, the ACLU would.
All the ACLU is saying that writing about murder is no different than writing about having sex with children. The Godfather is equally protected in the US as is the Tin Drum. Both of those are protected under the law. And I'll say it once again, even pedophiles have constitutional rights.
You may disagree with what the ACLU did. That's your choice. I happen to disagree with the ACLU for its refusal to support the 2nd amendment. I'm not pro-guns, but I think the ACLU is showing its bias in its refusal to protect only some of our constitutional rights.
Fine, you're right. The ACLU defends pedophiles. Wal-Mart is the largest employer of pedophiles. The government in the US actually allows pedophiles to decide national policy (through voting). It should also be noted that the US sends pedophiles over to Iraq to murder citizens.
We have to take action. The next time I see someone I think may be a pedophile I'll take your advice and assume he has no constitutional rights and I'll kill him on sight! I won't stop until every pedophile is dead!